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2020-Mar 1: Take a Look in Your Backyard, Roberson's New Exhibit Brings Familiar Scenes to Life, WBNG-12 Binghamton
2020-Feb 28: Artist Joseph Opshinsky presents "Regional Color", WIVT-34 Binghamton Hompepage
2017-Jul 26: Art: Art of the State Celebrates Golden Anniversary, The Sentinel
2017-Jun 7: This New Exhibit Showcases the Best Art from across Pennsylvania, PennLive.com
2017-May 8: Finalists for 50th Art of the State, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
2016-Aug 11: InLiquid Presents Joseph Opshinsky, Crane Arts, Philadelphia
2016-Jul 22: Local Color: Cut Paper Collage - A Chat with Artist Joseph Opshinsky, InLiquid Art+Design Blog
2016-Jun 1: Finalists for Annual “Art of the State” Exhibition, State Museum of Pennsylvania
2015-Oct 5: In the Galleries: Art Picks for October, Things to Do Philly, Philly.com
2015-Sept 27: Here, DoNArTNeWs Philadelphia Art News Blog, Brewer Multimedia
2014-Oct 27: Review of New Sight, Title Magazine
2014-Aug 18: Art Opening in Philadelphia - Sept 5 at THREENINETEEN, University of Pennsylvania MFA Forum
2014-Aug 18: New Sight, DoNArtTNeWs Philadelphia Art News Blog, Brewer Multimedia
2014-Jul 22: II WAYS: Here's What To Do in Philly This Weekend, Metro
2014-Jun 4: Council brings exhibit to Gettysburg Fest, The Sentinel
2014-May 30: II WAYS at FrameWorks Gallery (Review), theArtblog.org
2014-May 13: Five Things to do today-art, wine, and music, Things to Do Philly, Philly.com
Artist Statement
My art is rooted in the natural world and landscapes of Pennsylvania. The effects of the localized scenery, the remnants of past industry, and the plants and animals that inhabit the region have provided inspiration throughout my career. I strive to reveal the inherent beauty of overlooked and forgotten places, especially scenes reclaimed by nature.
Over the past several years, my process has evolved from traditional painting and drawing to working in collaged paper. This medium provides an engaging set of challenges in terms of color, composition, and representation, all beginning with a contour line drawing. More recently, plein air sketches and watercolor studies have become the starting point for my cut paper collages.
Over the past several years, my process has evolved from traditional painting and drawing to working in collaged paper. This medium provides an engaging set of challenges in terms of color, composition, and representation, all beginning with a contour line drawing. More recently, plein air sketches and watercolor studies have become the starting point for my cut paper collages.
Solo & Group Exhibitions
2020 Joseph Opshinsky: Regional Color
Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY
2016 Local Color: Cut Paper Collages
InLiquid at The Hall, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 6th PSC Invitational Artist Show
Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Paper Cuts
ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, Scranton, PA
2015 Here & There
FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014 II WAYS: New Works in Paper
Joseph Opshinsky⏐Mark Price
FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Recent Works
Friedman Art Gallery
Penn State University Wilkes-Barre, Lehman, PA
Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY
2016 Local Color: Cut Paper Collages
InLiquid at The Hall, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 6th PSC Invitational Artist Show
Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Paper Cuts
ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, Scranton, PA
2015 Here & There
FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014 II WAYS: New Works in Paper
Joseph Opshinsky⏐Mark Price
FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Recent Works
Friedman Art Gallery
Penn State University Wilkes-Barre, Lehman, PA
Juried Exhibitions
2020
InLiquid Benefit 2020 - InLiquid at Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
2019
InLiquid Benefit 2019 - InLiquid at Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
Art of the Flower 2019 - Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Art Show 2019: Drawn From Nature - John James Audobon Center at Mill Grove, Audobon, PA
16th Annual Scenes of Schuylkill - Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area, MCCC West Gallery, Pottstown, PA
Small Works - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018
Art of the Flower 2018 - Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2018 New Hope Art League Juried Art Show - New Hope Art League, The Conservatory, Doylestown, PA
Annual Small Works Show - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017
2017 Art of the Flower Show - Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Art Unleashed 2017 - University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Spring Gala Exhibition - Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
50th Annual Art of the State - The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
InLiquid: The Benefit - InLiquid Art+Design, The Icebox at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Annual Small Works Show - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Annual Domenic DiStefano Memorial Works on Paper Exhibition - Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Art Unleashed - University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Spring Gala Exhibition - Main Line Arts Center, Haverford, PA
49th Annual Art of the State - The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
18th Annual National Juried Competition: Works on Paper Exhibition - Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Long Beach Township, NJ
Annual Small Works Show - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Art Unleashed - University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Spring Gala Exhibition - Main Line Arts Center, Haverford, PA
Telling Stories Annual Juried Exhibition - GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
2015 Roberson Regional Art Exhibition - Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY
Northeastern Biennial Twenty Fifteen - AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
2015 International Juried Exhibition - The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
Annual Small Works Show - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Art Unleashed - University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Secrets (No one has to know!), Annual Juried Exhibition - GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
11th Annual Juried Exhibition, - Adams County Art Council, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
LCAA National Juried Exhibition - Lancaster County Art Association, Steinmetz Gallery, Strasburg, PA
First Annual Juried Exhibition - JAM Gallery, Malvern, PA
New Sight - Savery Gallery (Formerly THREENINETEEN Studios/319 North 11th Street Gallery), Philadelphia, PA
2013
Focus: Exploring Our Regional Sense of Place, 5th Annual Juried Exhibition - Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books, Montrose, PA
Northeastern Biennial Twenty Thirteen - AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
Small Works - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2012
My Animal Spirit - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Think Small - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Inside/Outside, Annual Juried Exhibition - Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
2010
Northeast PA Regional Art 2010, Scranton, PA
2008
41st Annual Art of the State - State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
2007
Regional Juried Exhibit - Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY
2006
Northeast PA Regional Art 2006, Scranton, PA
2004
Think Walken - Gallery I, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
InLiquid Benefit 2020 - InLiquid at Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
2019
InLiquid Benefit 2019 - InLiquid at Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
Art of the Flower 2019 - Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Art Show 2019: Drawn From Nature - John James Audobon Center at Mill Grove, Audobon, PA
16th Annual Scenes of Schuylkill - Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area, MCCC West Gallery, Pottstown, PA
Small Works - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018
Art of the Flower 2018 - Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2018 New Hope Art League Juried Art Show - New Hope Art League, The Conservatory, Doylestown, PA
Annual Small Works Show - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017
2017 Art of the Flower Show - Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Art Unleashed 2017 - University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Spring Gala Exhibition - Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
50th Annual Art of the State - The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
InLiquid: The Benefit - InLiquid Art+Design, The Icebox at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Annual Small Works Show - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Annual Domenic DiStefano Memorial Works on Paper Exhibition - Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Art Unleashed - University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Spring Gala Exhibition - Main Line Arts Center, Haverford, PA
49th Annual Art of the State - The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
18th Annual National Juried Competition: Works on Paper Exhibition - Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Long Beach Township, NJ
Annual Small Works Show - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Art Unleashed - University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Spring Gala Exhibition - Main Line Arts Center, Haverford, PA
Telling Stories Annual Juried Exhibition - GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
2015 Roberson Regional Art Exhibition - Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY
Northeastern Biennial Twenty Fifteen - AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
2015 International Juried Exhibition - The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
Annual Small Works Show - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Art Unleashed - University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Secrets (No one has to know!), Annual Juried Exhibition - GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
11th Annual Juried Exhibition, - Adams County Art Council, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
LCAA National Juried Exhibition - Lancaster County Art Association, Steinmetz Gallery, Strasburg, PA
First Annual Juried Exhibition - JAM Gallery, Malvern, PA
New Sight - Savery Gallery (Formerly THREENINETEEN Studios/319 North 11th Street Gallery), Philadelphia, PA
2013
Focus: Exploring Our Regional Sense of Place, 5th Annual Juried Exhibition - Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books, Montrose, PA
Northeastern Biennial Twenty Thirteen - AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
Small Works - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2012
My Animal Spirit - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Think Small - FrameWorks Studio & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Inside/Outside, Annual Juried Exhibition - Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
2010
Northeast PA Regional Art 2010, Scranton, PA
2008
41st Annual Art of the State - State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
2007
Regional Juried Exhibit - Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY
2006
Northeast PA Regional Art 2006, Scranton, PA
2004
Think Walken - Gallery I, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Public Works
2013 McNulty Greenhouse Mural
Nay Aug Park, Scranton, PA
2009 ARTS Engage! Pool Murals Project
Scranton City Pools, Scranton, PA
www.scrantonpa.gov/parks.html
2007 Electric City Mural
Nay Aug Park, Scranton, PA
2005 Sensory Lounge Murals
Waterfront Complex, Plains, PA
Nay Aug Park, Scranton, PA
2009 ARTS Engage! Pool Murals Project
Scranton City Pools, Scranton, PA
www.scrantonpa.gov/parks.html
2007 Electric City Mural
Nay Aug Park, Scranton, PA
2005 Sensory Lounge Murals
Waterfront Complex, Plains, PA
Awards & Honors
2018 Philadelphia Sketch Club, Art of the Flower 2018 - First Prize and Donald C. Meyer Memorial Award for Best in Show for Bluebell
2017 The State Museum of Pennsylvania, 50th Annual Art of the State - Third Prize, Works on Paper for Floating Self-Portrait
2016 Main Line Art Center, Spring Gala Exhibition - Honorable Mention for Dunmore Halloween
2014 Adams County Art Council, 11th Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Fourth Prize for Farm Equipment
2014 Googleworks Center for the Arts, Annual Juried Exhibition, Secrets (No one has to know!) - Third Prize for Sanatorium
2010 The University of the Arts Featured Artist - Alumni Studio Spotlight
2009 Lackawanna County ARTS Engage! Grant Award Recipient/Lead Artist
2002 & 2003 Larry Day Memorial Award, selected by the Fine Arts Faculty of The University of Arts
2017 The State Museum of Pennsylvania, 50th Annual Art of the State - Third Prize, Works on Paper for Floating Self-Portrait
2016 Main Line Art Center, Spring Gala Exhibition - Honorable Mention for Dunmore Halloween
2014 Adams County Art Council, 11th Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Fourth Prize for Farm Equipment
2014 Googleworks Center for the Arts, Annual Juried Exhibition, Secrets (No one has to know!) - Third Prize for Sanatorium
2010 The University of the Arts Featured Artist - Alumni Studio Spotlight
2009 Lackawanna County ARTS Engage! Grant Award Recipient/Lead Artist
2002 & 2003 Larry Day Memorial Award, selected by the Fine Arts Faculty of The University of Arts
Education
University of the Arts, B.F.A. in Painting and Drawing
Keystone College, A.F.A. in Art, cum laude
Keystone College, A.F.A. in Art, cum laude